Sumayiya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sumayiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumayiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sumayiya (3,621) may also be a first name.

Sumayiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sumayiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sumayiya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumayiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sumayiya are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sumayiya is also the 117,477th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 3,621 people.

The surname Sumayiya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Sumayiya is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 40 percent are found, Butambala District, where 20 percent are found and Kamwenge District, where 20 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumayiyah941/
Sumaiyya88553/
Sumayaya8817/
Sumayyya881/
Sumayuya881/
Sumaieya881/
Sumaiaya881/
Sumaiyyah8210/
Saumaiyya826/
Summaiyya823/
Sumaiaiya821/
Sumaeya80631/
Sumeaia801/
Sumieya801/
Sumaeia801/
Sumajaya75492/
Sumiyaya75383/
Somaiyya75182/
Sumejaya7516/
Sumeyaya752/
Somayaya752/
Sumeiyya752/
Sumiyahya7114/
Sumeiyyah712/
Summeiyia711/
Somajaya6349/
Somiyaya632/
Jumiyaya631/
Jumajoyo503/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumayiya
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